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HEAV's Virginia Homeschool Update

April 8, 2009

Above the Fold
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Take Music Lessons From The Comfort Of Your Own Home! Take Music Lessons From The Comfort Of Your Own Home!
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Yvonne Bunn CONSIDERING HOMESCHOOLING? DON'T MISS THIS!
Are you ready to begin homeschooling? Get your questions answered and use the information from this seminar to get off to the right start! What are the first things you should do to get started? What does the law say? Where can you get curriculum? What kinds of records should you keep? Where can you get help? Maximize your success with practical ideas from Yvonne Bunn, a veteran homeschool mom who has helped thousands of families begin homeschooling.

Know someone who's considering homeschooling? Please forward them this information! This is a wonderful opportunity for them to get their questions answered!

LYNCHBURG - Saturday, April 18, 2009
Cost: $25/HEAV members; $30/non-members; spouses are free! Read more and register today!

RICHMOND - Thursday, April 30, 2009
Cost: $20/HEAV members; $25/non-members; spouses are free, as always. Read more and register today!

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HEAV's 26th Annual Homeschool Convention - June 11, 12 & 13

Used Curriculum Barcoding System Is Now Available! Used Curriculum Barcoding System Is Now Available!
Want the opportunity to turn unneeded homeschooling materials into cash? Sell your items at the gigantic Used Curriculum Sale during the 26th Annual HEAV Homeschool Convention. The barcoding system is now available online, so start labeling your books and getting them ready to sell!

New This Year! Extended Shopping Hours - You asked and we listened! The UCS has extended its hours this year an extra half hour on Friday and an extra hour on Saturday. We hope you enjoy the extra shopping time!

For those of you not familiar with it, the Used Curriculum Sale is a MEGA opportunity to get homeschool resources at a bargain--and to sell those items you don't need! Find more details on the Used Curriculum Sale pages.

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Help Wanted! Help Still Needed!
As the convention approaches, things have been getting very busy, and HEAV could use your help! Please ask the Lord if He would have you minister to other homeschoolers by volunteering. Volunteering is a wonderful way to serve others--and be blessed in the process! Many find the time they spend with HEAV helps them learn important skills and ministers to them in other areas.

We still need:
Help in the HEAV office - The Richmond office needs volunteers to come in anytime from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to help answer phone calls and assist with convention registration and other simple office duties. Both moms and teens are greatly appreciated! Contact the HEAV office at office@heav.org/804-278-9200 if interested.

Convention Volunteers - As always, we need lots of help at the convention! We need people to help at the UCS, serve as speaker hosts/hostesses, and more! Volunteers who help out two or more hours at convention get to shop first at the Used Curriculum Sale. Visit our Volunteer Checklist to volunteer, and view our Volunteer FAQs for more details.

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Homeschool Day at the Capitol Homeschool Day at the Capitol--History and Government They Won't Forget!
It was the perfect setting for HEAV's Day at the Capitol--the sun was shining warmly and there was a light breeze to greet homeschool visitors. As the day ended, one parent of a fourth grader remarked they were glad they had come because the Capitol trip made Virginia history come alive for them, while another student said this was a great ending to her senior year government course. Regardless of the age or interest (parents included!), Day at the Capitol was a great learning experience that went far beyond the covers of a textbook!

Watch a slideshow and read more about this year's Homeschool Day at the Capitol!

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Attention All Graduates! Attention All Graduates!
Graduation Deadline Extended to April 13
Looking for a memorable and meaningful way to mark your graduation? There are a few spots left for graduates to participate in the HEAV commencement ceremony on Saturday, June 13, 2009! The ceremony, which will be held at HEAV's annual convention, is a wonderful way to celebrate, as well as to reach out to family, friends, and the general community. The registration deadline has been extended to Monday, April 13, 2009. Send your packet in today--packets must be received at the HEAV office by April 13. You can download a GRAD packet and view more information on the Graduation page.

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Tucker Haas Homeschooler Wins BubbleWrap Contest!
Homeschooler Tucker Haas has a very inventive family--his older sister won the competition before! It's hard to tell who inspired him more though, as his younger sister has a form of cerebral palsy and his invention is a swing support for her. The family lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.

www.wsoctv.com/video/18472479

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1) Homeschool Items
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1.1 Judges Needed: Speech and Debate Tournament - Virginia Beach - April 15-18
1.2 Used Curriculum Sale - Gloucester - May 23
1.3 Instructors Wanted - Springfield - 2009-2010
1.4 Article - Why Teach Mythology; Isn't It Paganism?

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2) General Interest Items
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2.1 Christian Filmmakers 36-hour Contest - April 10
2.2 Free: Battle of Petersburg - Petersburg - April 18-19
2.3 Junior Ranger Essay Contest - Deadline Is May 1
2.4 Farm Bureau Scholarship - Fauquier County - Deadline Is May 1
2.5 Scholarship for Winning Logo Design - Hampton Roads - Deadline Is May 15

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3) Cool Sites for Homeschoolers
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3.1 He Is Risen Indeed! - Free Five-Day Easter Unit Study
3.2 Free Tomato Seeds
3.3 Home Baking Association
3.4 Kid's Corner: Virginia Agriculture in the Classroom
3.5 SpeedCrunch - Free Desktop Calculator
3.6 Free Eye Facts for Children Poster
3.7 Tobin's Lab: Free Science E-Newsletter

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4) Parting Thought - Nail Scars
There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence.

The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily gradually dwindled down. He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence. Finally, the day came when the boy didn't lose his temper at all.

He told his father about it and the father suggested the boy now pull out one nail for each day he was able to hold his temper.

The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father all the nails were gone.

The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence. He said, "You have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same. When you say things or do things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one. You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. But it won't matter how many times you say I'm sorry, the wound will still be there."

- Author Unknown

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5) Worth Repeating
"Psalm 1 has to be one of the most poignant passages in the entire Bible in terms of the evaluation of immoral educational influence. We must not allow our children to stand, sit, or walk with those who deny biblical truth and morality. Instead we must place them in situations that will aid them in meditating on the law of the Lord 'day and night.'"
- Voddie Baucham, Jr., in Family Driven Faith, pages 125-126. Read a little more of the book on Google Books. Pastor Baucham is one of the keynote speakers for HEAV's June Convention--view his bio and more links to his resources on our convention speaker page!

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6) Verse of the Week
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away. Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
- Psalm 1:1-6 (KJV)

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7) Homeschool Laugh of the Week
Homeschool Laugh of the Week
Taken from the Official Book of Homeschooling Cartoons (www.familymanweb.com). Reprinted with Permission.

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Disclaimer
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